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Understanding and improving the durability of textiles /

The ability of a fabric to resist wear is an essential aspect of its performance. Understanding and improving the durability of textiles provides a comprehensive guide to the factors affecting the durability of a range of different textiles. Part one addresses the different factors that affect texti...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Annis, Patricia A. (Patricia Anne)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; Philadelphia, Pa. : Woodhead Pub., 2012.
Colección:Woodhead publishing in textiles ; no. 132.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part 1 Aspects of textile durability: The influence of fabric construction and fibre type on textile durability: woven, knitted and nonwoven fabrics
  • Strength properties of fabrics: understanding, testing and enhancing fabric strength
  • Dimensional stability of fabrics: resistance to shrinkage and other dimensional changes
  • Durable press treatments to improve the durability and wrinkle-resistance of cotton and other fabrics
  • Colour fastness of fabrics: mechanisms and testing
  • Effects of light exposure on textile durability
  • Testing textile durability. Part 2 Durability of particular types of textile: Durable antimicrobial textiles: types, finishes and applications
  • Durability of protective clothing
  • Durability of historic textiles
  • Silk durability and degradation
  • Durable geotextiles.